I went to the vet today to give Chloe another checkup. The vet said that while her eyesight had gotten better, her overall condition was more or less the same. I thought about it for a while, and the vet seemed to agree that having her euthanized would be the best outcome for her, as opposed to stretching her suffering out until she dies.

There was a certain peaceful, bittersweet sense of closure that came with saying goodbye to my friend while she was still alive.